The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-12-21


chaplain at the opening Of Court this
morning.
The Wesserunset Wooden Company met
Saturday last and adjourned II meet
Thursday next.
+. B Curtis is selling those Slo0 trim
med soft felt hats for % cents, and all
other goods in proportion.
Mr. A. L. Jewett, while blasting rocks
Thursday last, had the misfortune to
sprain hi. ankle quite badly.
Remember the sociable this Wednesday
evening at the Congregational vestry
Supper from until = O'clock
Buy your Christmas presents OF Mrs
A n. Burke, Bingham and thus have
guess for "A beautiful silver cake basket.
The McPhail piano recently purchased
by w. NJ +. Brown, Esq, Is one of the
makers best, and gives great satisfaction.
We received pleasant call from Rev. |
c. A. Langbton, of Scion, Monday last
He was in attendance upon the meetings
of the Safe Grange.
Atkinson House Furnishing Company
will have new advertisement next week.
They have a large number Of articles
adapted to holiday gifts.
The place to buy goods at a discount
for the next thirty days, is at the store Of
Geo. Phlbrick, No. CT Water street. For
reason see advertisement,
Augustus N. Davis foreman of the
traverse jury OF the L. S. District Court,
December term, held at Portland, return
ed home Sunday morning.
We give elsewhere and annual address
of Master Robbie of the State Grange. 1t
is thoughtful address, full of facts and
figures and worthy of careful reading
County Attorney Danforth received in
telligence Monday of the death of lis
brother-in-law, DR.. C. J. Cheney, of Mid
dletown, Mass. 1t was quite uneXpect-
ed
Rev. c. V. Hanson of Skowhegan,
Rev. Thomas Hill of Portland, and Hon
W J, Corthell of Gorham are the EN-
aiming Committee for Colby for the en-
suing year,
+. S. Hall arrived here from Minnca-
polls, Mimi, Wednesday evening. lie ex
poets to remain here some weeks. He re-
ports business lively in the City of NAM
mouth flour mills.
As court did not commence until this
morning we are unable to give a list of
attorneys present, but most Of our Coun-
ty members of the bar are present, aud
several from other counties
Judge Danforth came to town on the
o'clock p. NJ. train yesterday. The De-
cember term OF the S. j. Court commenc
ed this morning. Maj. j. d. Pulsifer, the
veteran stenographer will preside at the
Court reporters table.
In recent Boston paper we read of a
grand concert at fremont Temple, in that
city, under the direction of the Boston
Ideal Mandolinand Guitar Quar- tettc of
which Mr. b. L Shattuck of this place is
n member.
Mr.. l. c. Andrews, the efficient col
ector of Gust oms at Moose River with
his wife, together with Mr. c. A. Col
man and wife of Carney's Hotel, Moscow,
were in town Tuesday, departing on the
afternoon train for a visit to Boston.
S. b. futile, Esq, has been to Ports
mouth to examine Collector Pages books
relative to those who have taken out L.
s retail liquor-dealer's license in Somer-
set county. He found that 10 parties had
been registered but all under fictitious
names.
Mr.. X. c. Gray of Madison, made the
REPORTER a call Thursday last. He re-
ports the work on the new mill progress
ing very favorably with the outside work
nearly completed, and that on the inside
will be pushed along during the winter.
A special communication of Somerset
Lodge was held on Monday evening, for
the purpose of considering the matter OF
electric lighting in Masonic Hall. A
majority favored the plan, and the hall
will doubtless be lighted by electricity at
no distant day,
Mr.. b. A. Burr, of the firm Boutellc &
Burr, publishers of the Wing and Cour-
Bangor is attending the State Grange
and made the REPORTER call yesterday.
At one time many years ago Mr.. Burr
for short time was connected with a
newspaper at Norridgewock
Ex-Gov. ROBBIE, Master of the State
Grange, and Mrs. Robbie came to this vii
age Saturday evening, and were the
guests of MIR and Mrs. j. o. Smith until
the meeting of the Executive committee,
Monday evening, when the Grange head
quarters were established at Hotel Coburn.
Ladies who are Interested in ready |
made cloaks should not fail to call |
at White & Wildes on Friday and sat
nrday next. There will be "A large lot OF
cloaks to deliver from a Boston manu-
facturer who is closing out business,
and the prices will be astonishngly low
as the garments must be sold.
Mr.. NJ. n. Davis, of Portland, has writ |
ten to the Secretary Of the Skowhcgan
| Athletic Association proposing to come
to Skowhcgan and assist in the project of
establishing a rowing club for practice an
other season. Mr.. Davis is the manufac-
turer of many inventions for aquatic
sports and the builder of racing shells,
canoes etc
Messrs. A. d. Horn and Deputy Sheriff
Sylvester, of Pennington, who are in for
the reward in making the arrest of the
parties now in Bangor Jail for the rob-
berry at Newport, were in town Sunday,
in search of evidence as to the robbers
journey after committing the act They
had been fortunate in tracing their track
over the route from where the arrest was
made, as far as No. Arson, where they
took dinner the following Tuesday, but
here all trace seemed cut off. With the
assistance of w. II. Hanson, who is to
look the grounds over carefully , new